TV Show Review - The Killing (Season 4)

Season: 4
Genre: Drama/ Crime/ Thriller/ Mystery
Number of episodes: 6
Year: 2014
Starring: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Gregg Henry, Tyler Ross, Joan Allen

Description: While covering up a secret, Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) are assigned a new case: a brutal case of a family with ties to a military academy.

Review: Season four begins after the terrible events of the final episode of season three. From then on, Holder and Linden must pull out at all stops to keep their lives as normal as possible. Above all, no suspicion must fall on them, and a small mistake lurks.

WARING! THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS I YOU HAVEN”T WATCHED THE PREVIOUS SEASON

Linden is struggling with the betrayal and loss of her lover. Consequently, her feelings are double in the face of his death. This very well portrayed by Mireille Enos. Her relationship with Holder is severely strained and a new gruesome case helps for a while.

Holder takes over the lead for a while and it works. He tells Linden what she should and should not so and emphasizes their position. Holder would, in this case, do everything for Linden. But he is also processing events, and as a former addict, that does not come easily to him. Both deal with a hard time at work, but also in their private lives. The new case weighs heavily on their shoulders.

The case they are dealing with is the family Stansbury, who is brutally murdered. Only the son, Kyle, manages to survive. He is a student at a military academy, and this is now his safe haven. The ice-cold head of this military school, Colonel Margaret Rayne, is one Holder and Linden have to deal with. Rayne does everything to keep Kyle safe.

This season only has six episodes, so not a lot of time to develop the same atmosphere and mystery as in the previous seasons. But still the case was interesting enough. It sadly never reaches the same level as the other seasons, but it has a very satisfying ending for Holder and Linden.